Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio)
Elks Lodge | |
Front of the former lodge | |
| Location | 138 W. North St., Lima, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°44′35″N 84°6′23″W / 40.74306°N 84.10639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Hulsken & McLaughlin |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| MPS | Lima MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001865[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1982 |
The former Elks Lodge (B.P.O. E. #54) is a historic building in Lima, Ohio, United States.[1] It was built in 1909 for use by a local Elks group. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1982.
History
In 1886, the B.P.O.E. #54 was the 54th group of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be chartered.[2][3] It is located in Lima, Ohio within the Ohio West Central District No. 7120.[4] The group built this lodge building in 1909 at 138 West North Street.[1] Around the time of its construction in the early twentieth century, oil and railroading had taken Lima's economy to an extremely prosperous point.[5] The Elks Lodge building was funded by contributions from members.[6]
The Elks Lodge #54 is now located at 302 West North Street in Lima.[7] The group sold the 139 West North Street building, which, as of 2019, is used by Tabernacle Baptist Church.[1]
Architecture
Hulsken & McLaughlin, a Lima architectural firm, designed the Elks Lodge in the Prairie School style.[5] The lodge building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1982.[1] It was one of seventeen Lima buildings listed on the register as a group, the "Lima Multiple Resource Area." Of these buildings, it was one of the newest.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Lima, OH Lodge #54". B.P.O. Elks of the USA. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ^ "Lima Lodge #54". Ohio Elks Association. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Elks History Project". B.P.O. Elks Lima Lodge #54. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Hopkins, Phyllis G. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lima Multiple Resource Area. National Park Service, 1980-05-15, 5. Accessed 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Elks Decide that Each Will Give His Own Proportion". The Allen County Republican-Gazette. Lima, Ohio. March 19, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lodge #54 Welcome". www.elks.org. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
External links
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